Kim 'Butch' Bittle

KIM A. "BUTCH" BITTLE

Mount Pleasant

Kim A. "Butch" Bittle, 66,

of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020, at the University of

Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. According to his wishes, Butch's body has been cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Details of the celebration will be forthcoming. Cards and memorial gifts, designated to the family, may be mailed to Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 656, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641.

Born April 17, 1954, Kim Allen was the son of Maynard G. and Shirley Francis (Walters) Bittle. He was a 1972 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served for two years. On June 30, 1998, Butch married Melissa Jane Waier in Burlington, Iowa.

Known throughout southeast Iowa as a chef, Butch began his career at the Iris Restaurant in Mount Pleasant. He continued using his skills at Burlington Golf and Country Club and Bridgeport Pub in Naples, Fla. He then was owner and chef at The Brownstone in Mount Pleasant and ended his culinary career, continuing his love of cooking, at Butch's River Rock Café.

Family was Butch's highest priority. He devoted his life to supporting his daughters in their activities.

Survivors include his wife, Melissa of Mount Pleasant; four children, Madison Bittle, Grace Bittle, Francis Bittle and Ava Bittle, all of Mount PleasantA; two brothers, Christopher (Gale) Bittle of Memphis, Mo., and Andrew (Julie) Bittle of Des Moines; along with a nephew and two nieces.

Butch was preceded in death by his parents.